Forensic investigation of stolen-recovered and other crime-related vehicles

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Title:

Author:

Stauffer, Éric, 1975-

ISBN:

9780120884865

Personal Author:

Stauffer, Éric, 1975-

Publication Information:

Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier : Academic Press, c2006.

Physical Description:

xxxii, 594 p. : ill. (some col.), map ; 25 cm.

Contents:

The problem of auto theft / Mikel Longman -- Victim and witness interviews and collection of circumstantial information / Jean-François Chevalley, Manuel Poza -- General crime scene considerations and documentation / Moira Johnson, Simone Reynolds -- Forensic examination of stolen-recovered vehicles, part I : technical examination and general forensic traces / Marc Demierre -- Part II : Chemical traces--drugs, explosives, and gunshot residue / Francesco Saverio Romolo -- Traces and their evidentiary values / Éric Stauffer -- Vehicle identification / William T. Smylie -- Restoration of serial numbers / Horst Katterwe -- Alarm and anti-theft systems / Robert F. Mangine -- Examination of steering columns and ignition locks / Robert F. Mangine -- Examination of vehicle keys / Emmanuel Fivaz, Monica Bonfanti -- Analysis of vehicle fluids / Éric Stauffer -- Examination of burned vehicles / Éric Stauffer -- Examination of vehicles recovered underwater / Jean-François Voillot -- Examination of vehicle license plates / Didier Brossier -- Examination of vehicle registration documents / Diana Ombelli -- Vehicle searching procedures / Stéphane Kummer -- Examination of vehicles involved in terrorism / Greg Terp -- Investigation from the public side / Greg Terp -- Investigation from the private side, part I : the European perspective / Marc Stauffer -- Part II : The U.S. perspective / Glenn Wheeler -- Vehicle tracking / Greg Terp -- Vehicle crime mapping / Jerry Ratcliffe -- International collaboration through Interpol / Alain G. Barbier.

Subject Term:

Automobile theft investigation.

Forensic sciences.

Added Author:

Bonfanti, Monica.

Electronic Access:

Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip068/2006003752.html
Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0629/2006003752-d.html

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Summary

Forensic Investigation of Stolen-Recovered and Other Crime-Related Vehicles provides unique and detailed insights into the investigations of one of the most common crime scenes in the world.

In addition to a thorough treatment of auto theft, the book covers vehicles involved in other forms of crime--dealing extensively with the various procedures and dynamics of evidence as it might be left in any crime scene.

An impressive collection of expert contributors covers a wide variety of subjects, including chapters on vehicle identification, examination of burned vehicles, vehicles recovered from under water, vehicles involved in terrorism, vehicle tracking, alarms, anti-theft systems, steering columns, and ignition locks. The book also covers such topics as victim and witness interviews, public and private auto theft investigations, detection of trace evidence and chemical traces, vehicle search techniques, analysis of automotive fluids, vehicle registration, document examination, and vehicle crime mapping.

It is the ultimate reference guide for any auto theft investigator, crime scene technician, criminalist, police investigator, criminologist, or insurance adjuster.